Eugene SRTS Program

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Eugene SRTS Program

A Team Effortled by the 4J School District

Encouraging Active Transportation for the City of the Arts & Outdoors.

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School District Information

• Willamette Valley• 155 Square Miles• 17,000 Students• 26 Elementary

13 Middle 8 High 3 Charter Schools

• Started in 1854

Eugene SRTS Program

• History of Bicycle & Pedestrian projects from the ‘70s

• Current program started at a pilot school as federal funding for SRTS became available

• A team was formed to bring together City, District, University, & community members

Mission: Eugene Safe Routes to School is a community approach to encourage and enable more people to walk and bike to school safely.

District Approach

Projects the school district is working on to increase the walkability and bikeability for our students

• Encouragement- Freiker,Walk + Bike Day, Kidical Mass & More!

• Education- BikeEducation & GEARs/BTA• Enforcement- Speed Checks & the Police• Engineering- DesignBridge & the City of Eugene• Evaluation- Surveys, tallies, and reviews

• The Frequent Biker Program encourages more biking through encouragement and rewards.

Encouragement:

Walk & Bike Day (and more)• Third Wednesday of October• 29 Eugene Schools

Participated up from 8 two years ago.

• Spring- Green Week: Walk & Roll Day before Earth Day.

• Summer- Bike Day & Blackberry Jamboree

• Every day- walking school buses and bike trains.

Encouragement:

Encouragement & Education:

• A family fun ride! • It’s not critical….

it’s Kidical!• We follow the rules of

the road, share our secret backroads, have fun, review safety tips, and end with ice cream (or a healthy treat)!

www.kidicalmass.org

Education

• Education in the classroom & to the parents• Certified LCI’s with a model Bike Ed program at our

pilot school and an expanding Bike/Ped Ed program

Enforcement

• Speed readers• Officer enforcement• Crossing guards

• Building better bike parking through student input and community build.

• Working with students to design and build new facilities.

Engineering:

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• Infrastructure Changes with the City & District

• Working with school SRTS Committees to build a better active transportation environment throughout the community

• Walkability & Bikeability Studies and Mapping

Engineering:

Lack of crosswalkFamily School

Road Diet and Pedestrian Improvements- 3 area schools

Evaluation

• What is working and what should be changed.• Policy changes at the District level.

– Wellness Policy– Bike Education– Transportation Policy changes that encourage active

transportation

• Resources for Schools:– Program manager and SRTS Team assistance.– New website with maps, contacts, & local SRTS Toolkit.

• Challenge- continuation beyond grant funding.

Thank you.

Shane RhodesEugene Safe Routes to School

Eugene School District 4jrhodes_sh@4j.lane.edu